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AR: Convicition for meth possession with good mitigation only warranted reprimand

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

An Arkansas lawyer convicted of possession of a small quantity of meth, who went into rehab and AA on his own and accepted responsibility and voluntarily was drug tested and was regularly clean, was subject only a reprimand at most based on the record. No disbarment sanction was sought by the Director of the Committee on Professional Conduct. The 4-3 committee panel finding that his conviction was not prejudicial to the administration of justice was affirmed. Ligon v. Clouette, 2011 Ark. 68 (February 17, 2011). Note: This is maybe the first time Arkansas has not disbarred a lawyer for drugs, based on a good record for the lawyer.

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on February 17, 2011 (boomark / email).